GIS has been in use since the 1960’s due to its excellent insulation properties enabling compactness of switchgear and substations. The majority of GIS installations are indoor; however, GIS application outdoors is also common. The exposure of the outdoor GIS to the environment leads to maintenance challenges. A newly formed working group will investigate the optimal design and lifetime management strategy of outdoor GIS. Benefits include optimization and manufacturer guidelines to ensure increased reliability.Read More

In December 2015 the Paris Agreement was signed on climate protection in connection to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN in September 2015. CIGRE actively supports 9 of the 17 SDG’s via Working Groups, conferences and production of papers, Technical Brochures and articles. This reference paper describes how CIGRE contributes to global sustainability and the SDGs, partly by adhering to sustainable organizational practices itself, and even more importantly by supporting many SDGs through its global work related to energy, emissions and climate change.Read More

The Preferential Subject No.1 of the CIGRE SC B5 2019 colloquium in Tromso, Norway, was entitled “Leveraging PMU data for better Protection, Automation and Control Systems”. A total of 28 papers by authors from 11 different countries, were received for this Preferential Subject. 8 topics were proposed for a more focused discussion, 12 questions were raised and 29 contributions from 7 countries were submitted.Read More

This article will highlight the motivation and scope of a TF recently completed on the analysis of additional inertia to be provided by Power Electronic Inverter sources, within Study Committee B4, refer to as TF-B4-77.Read More